Artistic Family Portraits

2-3 hour photo session. On location, natural lighting, cinematic and documentary style portraits. Artistic editing, online password protected gallery for friend and family viewing.

Hardbound Coffee Table Book Professionally designed, 20 page, hardbound, 11×14 coffee table book . We use acid free 80 pound text semi-matte paper which adds to the longevity of the product and print with digital printing devices which mimic offset lithography so you can expect your books to last and resist fading. (Extra copies can be ordered for friends and family. 11×14 hardcovers are $300. For orders of 10 or more, a 10% discount applies).

Gallary wrapped 16×20 museum quality giclee. Choose your favorite image from our session and we will turn it into a piece of art for your home. A Gallery Wrap takes a canvas print and stretches it around the sides of a frame and staples it on the back where the staples can’t be seen. A Gallery Wrap is ready to be hung on the wall. $2000


Artistic Family Portraits
Artistic Family Portraits
Artistic Family Portraits
Artistic Family Portraits
Artistic Family Portraits
Artistic Family Portraits

Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns

Not all bridal designers have to design bridal gowns that cost an arm and a leg. Alfred Angelo Bridal is really an outside(a) vendor and retailer of affordable wedding dresses based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Although the corporation is well known for Alfred Angelo wedding dress, they still intentional bridesmaid gowns, trends for flower girl dresses, mother of the bride / groom dresses, together with other wedding accessories. Prom dress styles will also be fashioned under a number of brand lines.

In the mid 1930′s, Alfred Angelo and his wife Edythe Piccione open their first store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They started out wholesaling Alfred Angelo bridal gowns and attempting to provide cheap bridal gowns that everyone could buy. Edythe began design the Alfred Angelo wedding dress in 1935 because the quality of gowns they were selling may let them down sometimes. They chose quality fabrics and designed by themselves. The happy couple insisted on basic white and ivory gowns until 1960s, their kids Vincent and Michele Piccione, took over gown design. By the end of the decade, they really started manipulation the company. This company employed Michael Shettel as V.P. of Design in the 1990s and he added more intricate designs and diversity of colors. After turning into a business leader in the USA, the corporation began marketing worldwide to countries such as the Australia, UK, New Zealand and Canada.

Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns
Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns
Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns
Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns
Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns
Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns
Alfred Angelo Prom Gowns

60s Style Wedding Dresses

Mermaid style wedding dresses can make your dream come true. Mermaid bridal gowns will always be glamorous and elegant. They are most often found in fabrics, such as the satin, that are appropriate for more formal weddings. Sometimes you will also see them done in delicate laces that will tone down the drama of a mermaid to make it more wearable for less fancy events. The tight bodice and hips of the mermaid shape are reminiscent of the glamorous gowns of the 1950s and early 60s, when women loved to show off their curvaceous figures.

60s Style Wedding Dress
60s Style Wedding Dress
60s Style Wedding Dress
60s Style Wedding Dress
60s Style Wedding Dress
60s Style Wedding Dress
60s Style Wedding Dress

Traditional Japanese Wedding

If you are a woman of Japanese heritage or marrying a man who is Japanese, you will want to consider following at least some of the traditions of Japanese culture in your wedding ceremony and reception. Wearing a Japanese wedding dress can be a good way to honor tradition in your celebration of marriage. Every culture has its own customs and traditions associated with weddings. The Japanese wedding dress is only one way among many for you to incorporate the history and culture of the Japanese people in your wedding ceremony and reception celebration.

Traditional Japanese Wedding
Traditional Japanese Wedding
Traditional Japanese WeddingYou may want to think about selecting a date that holds cultural or family significance for your wedding. In Japanese tradition, the right date for a wedding is seen to bring luck and grace to the bride and groom. You may also want to consider traditional Japanese foods and decorations for your reception. The wedding accessories in a traditional Japanese wedding are steeped in tradition and cultural significance. For those who wish to have a very traditional Japanese wedding, you will need to do some research and understand the role of various traditional objects carried by the bride and groom in wedding ceremonies. For those whose family is still quite involved in the cultural heritage of the Japanese people, this should be any easy task to achieve. For those whose family is not as strong in tradition, you may want to do research on your own or hire a wedding advisor who is well versed in traditional Japanese culture.
Traditional Japanese Wedding
Traditional Japanese Wedding
Traditional Japanese Wedding
Traditional Japanese WeddingThe traditional Japanese bride is painted white prior to the wedding ceremony. This is thought to bring prosperity to the bride. This ancient tradition has been replaced by the wearing of a white gown instead. Japanese wedding gowns are kimonos, usually primarily white, though they can include small fashion motifs of different colors. Many modern Japanese women have opted for a different style of dress, leaving the kimono to those with more traditional tastes. The modern Japanese wedding dress often incorporates the styles of the kimono with more contemporary dress designs, creating a hybrid dress rich in tradition and high in modern fashion attributes.

Japanese Wedding

The first time I saw a bride wearing the wedding kimono was in Nagoya in November 2007. I had just arrived to my first trip to Japan on the previous day. The second day I went for a Shrine visit with acquaintances and enjoyed watching the three, five and seven-year-old children there with their parents. Many were wearing traditional Japanese clothes.
Japanese Wedding Kimono
Traditional Japanese Wedding Party (Photo: in courtesy of author)

But I turned my head left and I noticed a wedding party being photographed. I never dreamed to see this kind of thing, but the bride just stood from the crowd. The bright whiteness of the outer kimono almost hurt my eyes. The groom looked nerdy and funny, the bride serene and witty. The bride's black hair was up high and decorated with yellow ornaments. Encouraged by my company I went closer and took some pictures. To see the kimono brocade better one would have needed to go closer than I dared to go.

My Japanese friend got excited when it became clear to us that the wedding ceremony was going to start soon, partially in open air. He told me that Japanese style weddings are expensive and rare nowadays. So we watched the ceremony for a while. The priest recited and the bride and groom sat there in front of him. The bride had put her hood on and we couldn't see her face anymore. I felt lucky. It was only the second day in Japan and I had been able to see something so wonderful already... Many unexpected things happened during my month there, but now I must concentrate on my encounters with the wedding kimono.

Japanese Wedding
Japanese Wedding
Japanese WeddingA week afterwards I was visiting the Himeji Castle and I had bought the combination ticket, which allowed me to go for a stroll in the botanical garden nearby. The sun was setting and I had to hurry because of later engagements. But halfway the Japanese garden I saw a beautiful sight. A bride and groom were standing on a small stone bridge and the groom held a red parasol. It was another wedding photo shoot. A more romantic place could have been hard to find. The leaves of the trees were changing colour and gave the pictures a lovely background.
Japanese Wedding
Japanese Wedding
Japanese Wedding
Japanese WeddingWhen the couple was leaving the bride kindly turned around to show people the kimono. She smiled widely, and I could see her cute - pearly but uneven - teeth. She sure looked happy. Well, she must have made the most of the opportunity to wear such wonderful festive clothing! It was unusually warm for the time of the year and the cherry tree in front of the castle entrance had started to bloom again. "It must feel hot to wear so many layers of cloth", I thought. But of course I envied the young bride. White doesn't suit me at all, so I wouldn't look as good in it. There are other colours of outer wedding kimono in Japan but this kimono really complimented the dark hair and ashy brown skin colour of the Japanese bride.

The kimono had long sleeves and it was embroidered with various flowers and cranes. The soft edge of the hem reminded me of the purest first snow piled on top of a fence. Two little tassels hanged from the chest of the bride and she had a white hat (with a red lower edge) on. Because the outer kimono is very long, it was tucked up for walking. But the bride still had someone, probably her mother, to help her ascend the stairs when she went away.

Japanese Bridal

Japanese Bridal
Japanese Bridal
Japanese Bridal
Japanese Bridal
Japanese Bridal
Japanese Bridal
Japanese Bridal

Beautiful Wedding Cake

Are you looking for a beautiful wedding dress? There ar some things that you can do to find the best and most beautiful wedding dresses! Take time to read these tips, and look stunning on your wedding day!

The best wedding dresses ar essential, because you ar beautiful. When it comes to your big day, you need to make sure that you have the right kind of dress for the occasion. One of the first things that you want to do, is to look astatine the theme of your wedding, season, etc. Considering these points will allow you to find the best options, and you can do a lot.

There are many ways to find dresses, and you will discover here, how to find the most beautiful dresses, in the most shortest period of time! When you consider the theme for your big day, then you can better match the dress for the occasion. It gives more room to actually be able to find the most beautiful wedding dresses.

Beautiful Wedding Cake
Beautiful Wedding Cake
Beautiful Wedding Cake
Beautiful Wedding CakeTaking the time to research is essential, and if you have visited a local store that sells dresses, you may have found that the selection was very limited. You need more options! After all, who doesn’t like window shopping! Luckily there are more options, if you like traveling!

The first place to look, is a wedding magazine. In the magazine, you will often find that they really have a few advertisements for stores that have dresses. This is great, and can provide you with the options to find the most beautiful wedding dresses.
Beautiful Wedding Cake
Beautiful Wedding Cake
Beautiful Wedding CakeThe best wedding dresses ar essential, because you ar beautiful. When it comes to your big day, you need to make sure that you have the right kind of dress for the occasion. One of the first things that you want to do, is to look astatine the theme of your wedding, season, etc. Considering these points will allow you to find the best options, and you can do a lot.

There are many ways to find dresses, and you will discover here, how to find the most beautiful dresses, in the most shortest period of time! When you consider the theme for your big day, then you can better match the dress for the occasion. It gives more room to actually be able to find the most beautiful wedding dresses.

Unique Wedding Cakes

A talented cake designer can go a long way in determining the quality and the character of the wedding cake.For one, theme weddings can be a portal to truly originative wedding cake ideas. A medieval theme wedding would warrant a cake to be laced with pearls and a golden crown. An adventure-loving couple could have a cake topped with miniature figurines of the newlyweds in a small plane or a motorcycle. A Victorian theme wedding, for that matter, could have a cake decorated with bows and Victorian roses. For an Oriental-themed wedding, a cake with two tiers topped with a vase filled with edible handmade orchid is perfect.

Unique Wedding Cake
Unique Wedding Cake
Unique Wedding Cake
Unique Wedding CakeAlso, the theme for a wedding cake could depend on one’s favorite flower, whether it is sunflower, pansy, bird-of-paradise, rose etc. A talented cake designer can replicate bridal bouquets on the cake or a garden akin to one’s yard, complete with picket fences.

Then there ar seasonal themed cakes. Seasonal themes give the cake designer license to let his imagination run free. For weddings that are set for the fall season, the cake can be decorated with grapes, grape leaves and chrysanthemums. The summer-themed wedding cakes can be accentuated with bows and white daisies.
Unique Wedding Cake
Unique Wedding Cake
Unique Wedding CakeAlso, there ar wedding cakes based on one’s favorite jewelry. The diamond lover can have a stunning diamond themed cake, though that can be an expensive option. For the jade lover, the cake can be made to look like a stack of complex molded jade boxes. Also, there are wedding cakes based on china patterns.

For a truly unique wedding cake, it is best to talk to the cake designer, rather weeks before the wedding date. Though there will always be that urge to come up with that particularly outstanding design yourself, there is no harm in picking the brains of a professional who does it for a living.